Thanks to all who supported and participated in Directors Forum 2012!
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Be sure to reserve January 27–29, 2013 for “Directors Forum 2013: Directors, Management & Shareholders in Dialogue.”

2012 Keynotes

Stephen I. Chazen

President and CEO,
Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Robert Khuzami

Director, Division of Enforcement,
U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission

J. Travis Laster

Vice Chancellor,
Delaware Court of Chancery

Nelson Peltz

CEO and Founding Partner,
Trian Partners

From January 22 – 24, 2012, “Directors Forum: Directors, Management & Shareholders in Dialogue” presented by the Corporate Directors Forum, uniquely brought together institutional investors, directors, management and regulatory agencies in an intimate setting with real access to speakers and peers. Panels were designed to highlight all points of view on cutting-edge issues in the boardroom, to foster understanding and better inform attendee decision-making while navigating all the current rule making and ambiguity.

Other Speakers

Directors &
Management
Panelists

from...

  • Airgas, Inc.
  • Best Buy
  • Chesapeake Energy
  • Chevron Corporation
  • Dow Chemical
  • Goldman Sachs
  • International Airline Group
  • JP Morgan
  • Prudential
  • Target Corporation
  • The Home Depot
  • Yum! Brands
  • and More!

Shareholder
Panelists

from...

  • AFL-CIO
  • AFSME
  • Amalgamated Bank
  • BlackRock
  • CalSTRS
  • NYC Pension Funds
  • TIAA-CREF
  • and More!

Government and
Regulatory
Panelists

from...

  • Council of Institutional Investors
  • Federal Reserve Bank
  • Institutional Shareholder Services
  • International Corporate Governance Network
  • Securities & Exchange Commission
  • and Others!

Additional
Speakers

from...

  • Corporate Board Member
  • Ernst & Young
  • Faegre & Benson
  • National Association of Corporate Directors
  • US Chamber of Commerce
  • Wachtell Lipton
  • and More!

Who Should Attend

  • Board Chairs
  • Corporate Directors
  • Institutional Investors
  • Senior Corporate Officers
  • CEOs, CFOs and General Counsels
  • Academics
  • Board Candidates
  • Corporate Secretaries

2012 Sponsors

 

Who is Corporate Directors Forum?

Corporate Directors Forum, a 501(c)(6), was founded in 1991. Its purpose is to help directors be better directors through education and peer networking. CDF’s core beliefs are that boards are strategic assets of corporations, education makes better directors, better directors make better boards and better boards make better companies.

Continuing Education

  • The Corporate Directors Forum is an approved provider of MCLE credits with the State Bar of California Transferability of these credits to other state bars should be verified with those states. Participation at all conference sessions will provide 13 MCLE total credit hours.
  • The Corporate Directors Forum is an approved provider of CPE credits. California certified public accountants can earn a total 13 CPE credit hours. Transferability of these credits to other state bars should be verified with those states.